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Professional Standards and Liability Series

Officer Liability: Civil Rights Claims, Immunity, and the Duty to Intervene

Understand how civil rights lawsuits against officers work, how immunity defenses apply and what the duty to intervene requires in the field.
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What you will learn

  • Explain the elements of a federal civil rights claim against an officer.
  • Describe qualified immunity and Texas official immunity and when each applies.
  • Apply the duty to intervene to field scenarios.
  • Identify field and reporting practices that reduce personal and agency exposure.

Who it is for

Police officers Law enforcement supervisors Public safety executives Criminal justice students

Course outline

Coming soon as this course is finalized.
Part of a series · 28 contact hours across 4 courses

Professional Standards and Liability Series

You are hereCOURSE 1
Officer Liability: Civil Rights Claims, Immunity, and the Duty to Intervene
4 contact hours
COURSE 2
Professional Standards in Policing: Ethics, Complaints, and Off-Duty Conduct
4 contact hours
COURSE 3
Administrative Investigations: Gathering Facts in Employee Complaints
4 contact hours
COURSE 4
Force Decisions: Law, Judgment, and De-escalation for Texas Officers
16 contact hours
Complete every course in the series to earn a series certificate, in addition to a certificate for each course.